“We’re going to do the state budget in the next couple of weeks, and when we have a final proposal, we’ll put it out. I don’t think it’s going to be any surprise to anyone that the state’s financial condition is dire,” Cuomo said. “The chickens are coming home to roost. So the state is in really dire financial shape, and we’re going to have to make corrections. We shouldn’t have been doing this for years, by the way — we’ve been spending too much money for years.”

“There is going to be no doubt a period of short-term pain as we make these adjustments,” he continued. “When you talk about layoffs, you have to remember, that every time you talk about a layoff you’re talking about a family, you’re talking about a person’s job, you’re talking about a person’s life, so this is a very difficult situation all around.”

“When we have the budget done, you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about and we’ll put out the numbers then,” he finished.